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discovergosport www.discovergosport.co.uk
1944-2019
GOSPORT
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Guide
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Welcome to the Celebrate John
Searle’s
Gosport guide for 2019 Fun Fair
returns to
Due to popular demand we are pleased to - all FREE - although booking is required in some Walpole
bring you events starting from April through cases. See page 24 for more details.
to September this year, in time for the Easter
Park!
Come down
holidays. There is also a fabulous new event on the Gosport
and enjoy all
calendar… The Gosport Steampunk Festival,
the fun of the fair.
There are many favourite events taking place taking place on Saturday 28th September at the
Open from Friday 5th April until Sunday 7th
including the Gosportarians’ Dog Show, the Alverbank Hotel. Daytime access to stalls and
April and then again from Thursday 11th April
Bridgemary Carnival, the Provincial Bus Rally entertainment is free with a ticketed evening of
until Sunday 14th April – it’s a great family fun
and the Gosport Vehicle Rally to name a few – entertainment – find out more on page 25.
way to start the Easter holidays!
have a flick through the guide – there’s bound to
be something you will enjoy! Towards the back of the brochure there are plenty
of on-going activities – you may find a new hobby Monday 8th April
We also have several full pages devoted to some or interest to get involved in. Holiday Construction Club
of the larger events happening this year… Gosport Discovery Centre, Gosport High Street,
Also don’t forget to put dates in your diary for a PO12 1BT
See page 7 for the feature on the biennial few regular forthcoming events featured at the www.hants.gov.uk/gdc
Gosport Marine Festival which takes place on back of the brochure. 2pm-3.30pm
C17th Century Village Experience
Saturday 11th May, find out how to book your Suitable for children
Little Woodham, Grange Farm, Little Woodham
place for water-based activities – (booking from We have tried to include as much as possible FREE – no need to book just come along
Lane, Howe Road, PO13 8AB
31st March). but inevitably there will be some events that An extra holiday session for families who enjoy
www.littlewoodham.org.uk
we did not have details of the time of going to making things with Lego and Duplo.
Opening times 10:30am - 4:30pm
By far and away the biggest event this year will print. Please check the “What’s On” section
(Last entry: 3:30pm)
be the commemoration of D-Day 75 at Stokes of the Discover Gosport website (www. Tuesday 9th April
Prices: Adult = £5.00; Child = £4.00 (under
Bay – see page 11 for more details (including how DiscoverGosport.co.uk) or the Gosport Borough
to obtain tickets for the evening 1940s dance). Council website (www.gosport.gov.uk) for the
3’s are free); Family = £16.00 (2 Adults + 3 Mini Makes – Create a Frame
Children); OAP = £4.00 Old Grammar School Building, entrance on
This will take place over the weekend of 1st and most up to date listings.
2nd June with free daytime activities and displays. High Street, PO12 1NS
Within the parish of Rowner, surrounded by www.hampshireculture.org.uk/gallery-gosport
Gosport’s commemoration of this major part Please note this Guide is produced by Gosport
woodland, lies the 17th century village of Little Contact details: 023 9250 1957, search@
of the borough’s history is something not to be Borough Council but we are not the organisers
Woodham. Step inside the pages of history hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk
missed. of the events, unless otherwise stated, therefore
books and immerse yourself in the everyday 10.30am – 2.30pm
please check with the actual organisers
life of a small village. Experience the everyday £1 per make – no need to book just drop in
Gosport has a long and distinguished connection themselves for full details. Gosport Borough
lives, stories and crafts behind the history you Suitable for ages 4+
with the Royal Navy and other branches of the Council cannot accept responsibility for any errors,
know. Don’t forget to ask questions - we love Taking inspiration from our Martin Snape
military and once again there will be an Armed amendments, cancellations or any inconvenience
to share our knowledge! exhibition - join us in this fun activity using
Forces Day on Saturday 29th June at Walpole arising therefrom.
Park which will include a parade and a flag raising a variety of materials to create a frame for a
Opening dates for 2019 including special photo or picture.
ceremony, plus a steam lorry on site offering free If you would like copies for your club or
events – (visit the website for more
rides (as featured on the front cover) – see page organisation to distribute please email events@
information).
15 for more details. gosport.gov.uk or call 023 9254 5425. The guide is Tuesday 9th April
also available on line at www.gosport.gov.uk
Easter openings: Local History Talk and Slideshow
With the Heritage Open Days running for a full Old Grammar School Building, entrance on
Friday 19th April – Monday 22nd April
10 days from 13th – 22nd September this year TAKE TIME TO CELEBRATE AND High Street, PO12 1NS
May: Saturday 4th – Monday 6th–(includes
there are lots of opportunities to find out more ENJOY ALL GOSPORT HAS TO May Day activities on 6th May); Sunday 19th; www.hampshireculture.org.uk/gallery-gosport
about Gosport’s History – military and otherwise OFFER! Saturday 25th – Sunday 26th Contact details: 023 9250 1957, search@
June: Saturday 22nd, Sunday 23rd and hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk
Sunday 30th 7pm-9pm
July: Saturday 6th, Sunday 7th, Sunday 28th Suitable for adults
(Kiln Firing), Monday 29th – Wednesday 31st. £4 including a glass of wine - booking essential
August: Thursday 1st – Sunday 4th (includes A chance to hear one of our local historians,
Craft day on 4th August), Sunday 18th – Bob Harrop, talk about Gosport at the time of
Monday 26th celebrated artist Martin Snape.
October: Saturday 6th, Saturday 12th,
Sunday 13th
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Wednesday 10th April Saturday 13th April Friday 19th Friday 26th April
Easter EGGstravaganza Craft Club Harbour Cancer Support - Charity – Monday Starting an Allotment
The Cabin, Alverstoke Infant School, Ashburton Spring Dance 22nd April Old Grammar School Building, entrance on
Road, PO12 2LH Thorngate Halls, Bury Road, PO12 3PX High Street, PO12 1NS
For more information and to book visit www.
Easter Egg www.hampshireculture.org.uk/gallery-gosport
8pm - 11.30pm
mrsblossommakes.com Ticket prices: £12.50 per person
Shell Hunt 7pm – 9pm
Contact details: 023 9242 3615; The Diving £4 – Booking essential via Gosport Gallery or
For more information or to buy a ticket please
mrsblossommakes@gmail.com Museum, Stokes call 023 9250 1957
contact Barry Sears: 023 9252 9768 or Harbour
9.30am -12.30pm Bay Road, PO12 2QU A workshop for beginners to get hints and tips
Cancer Support: 02392 501503 or email:
Ticket prices: £15 www.divingmuseum.co.uk on starting your allotment.
admin@harbourcancer.org.uk
Suitable for ages 5-11 11am – 3.30pm
Suitable for Adults
Get EGGstra crafty this Easter Holidays by No pre-booking required
Enjoy a night of Ballroom and Latin Dancing
making your very own Easter basket, an Adults £4, Seniors and Kids (4-16 years) £3,
with dance demonstration, compere and
EGGstraordinary Easter card using various Family £12 (two adults and up to 4 children)
music. Bring your dancing shoes! Raffle and
materials and your very own Easter Bunny Our annual Easter Egg Hunt has an
bar available.
creation!! ‘underwater’ twist. Instead of hunting for
eggs, you hunt for shells. When you have
Saturday 13th April found all the hidden shells you can claim your
Paul, Louise and their friends invite you to join prize of an egg filled scallop shell. Perfect for
them in another of their concerts of popular little ones and families.
music, old and new, in the beautiful setting of
St Mary’s Church, Alverstoke, PO12 2ET
www.stmarysalverstoke.org.uk/new-parish-
Saturday 20th April
centre Easter Storytime Special
7pm Gosport Discovery Centre, Gosport High Street,
FREE - Collection in Aid of Alverstoke Parish PO12 1BT
Hall Regeneration Fund 11am
Contact details: parishcentreregeneration2020@ FREE - No need to book but places are limited
gmail.co.uk or call 023 9258 0551 Suitable for families with children aged 3-10
Saturday 27th April
years old
Listen to a story and then stay for a fun craft Safer Gosport Community Day &
Monday 15th April
activity. YOUdecide voting event
Holiday Board Games Lawrence Square, Gosport High Street & Town
Gosport Discovery Centre, Gosport High Street, Hall, PO12 1EB
PO12 1BT
Tuesday 23rd April
www.safergosport.co.uk
www.hants.gov.uk/gdc Back to the time of Snape – 11am-2pm
2pm – 3.30pm Market Day Drop In Contact details: sam.mitchell@gosport.gov.uk,
FREE – no need to book just come along SEARCH Building, 50 Clarence Road, PO12 1BU 023 9254 5232.
An extra holiday session for families who enjoy 10.30am – 12noon A free family event including an emergency
Thursday 11th April traditional board games. FREE entry suitable for everyone services vehicle display, information stalls,
The Boatyards of Forton Lake No need to book free cycle coding & lots more! There is also a
Gosport Discovery Centre, Gosport High Street, Tuesday 16th April Drop-in opportunity for adults to explore the chance to vote on which local youth projects
Victorian room set at SEARCH Museum. you think should win a share of £10,000 worth
PO12 1BT Back to 1837 – Be a Victorian
www.hants.gov.uk/gdc Explore what life was like at the time of local of YOUdecide funds.
SEARCH, 50 Clarence Road, Gosport, PO12
7.30pm artist Snape. Enjoy a chat with our friendly
1BU
volunteers.
£5 - Tickets available from the Discovery Centre www.hampshireculture.org.uk/search Saturday 27th April
or by calling 02392 523463 or online at 10am – 2pm Meet the Animals
www.hants.gov.uk/shop £2 per participating child - no need to book just Gosport Gallery, Ordnance Road, PO12 2QU
Suitable for Adults drop in www.hampshireculture.org.uk/gallery-gosport
An illustrated talk by Martin Marks, originally Family time travelling fun. Go back in time 10am – 12noon
written as a history of The Maritime Workshop, to find out what it would have been like to FREE entry – for all ages
Gosport, where Steam Pinnace 199 was later live during the Victorian Times. Explore the No need to book.
restored and refitted. Victorian House and become a servant, master, A drop in opportunity to celebrate the opening
or mistress. Dress up, make a toy, and have a of International Garden Photographer of the
go at Decoupage! Year exhibition in Gosport Gallery. See close-up
and touch some of the animal specimens that
may have live in your garden.
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Saturday 27th – Sunday 28th April Wednesday 8th May
Lee On The Solent, Sailing Club Photos from the Edge of England
UK Windsurfing Association comes to Lee on Gosport Gallery, Ordnance Road, PO12 1NS
the Solent www.hampshireculture.org.uk/gallery-gosport
www.ukwindsurfing.com 7pm – 9pm
A superb spectacle on the Solent –some great £4 including glass of wine - booking essential
photo opportunities with the colourful sails and via Gosport Gallery or by phone 023 9250 1957
boards both on the water and on the beach. Suitable for adults
Janet & Mark Wildman have walked round the
country and back home to Gosport, following
coast and border for 2,538 miles and taking
GOSPORT MARINE FESTIVAL 2019 will be provided free of charge. While one
stunning shots of landscapes and wildlife as of the festival’s aims is to encourage young
they went. Join them to see the photos, hear Saturday 11th May
people to enjoy the water, those aged 17 or
the tales and maybe buy the book (cash or Haslar Marina, Time Space, Trinity Green, Holy
below will need permission to take part from
cheque). Like the intrepid duo, you will discover Trinity Church & Cockle Pond
a parent or person with parental responsibility
places in our beloved Blighty you never knew 10am – 5pm
(see online for more details).
existed! www.Gosportmarinescene.com
The festival is a joint initiative between
A wonderful community event that gets
Gosport Marine Scene (a group of marine
residents and visitors on the water: sailing,
based organisations dedicated to increasing
rowing, kayaking and paddleboarding... all for
awareness of opportunities in the marine
free! Plus there are lots of on-shore activities.
sector) and Gosport Borough Council. Now
Pre-booking will be available for on-water
in its fourth iteration, numbers taking part
activities from 31 March at
have risen consistently especially among the
www.gosportmarinescene.com
younger age brackets. And while people are on
the water, their families can enjoy food stands,
day-long entertainment and exhibitions ashore.
Monday 6th May The bustling TimeSpace amphitheatre
Model Boat and D Day display (near Trinity Church) will feature an electric
Explosion Museum Priddy Hard Gosport, PO12 4LE programme of entertainment curated by
https://www.nmrn.org.uk/our-museums Haslar Radio, including dance, song, brass,
www.pmbdt.co.uk instrumental and choral music. On Trinity
10am – 5pm Green there will be displays by many maritime
General admission prices to the Museum apply organisations, while inside the church Little
please visit https://www.historicdockyard.co.uk/ Shipmates will provide seafaring activities
tickets-and-offers for more details. upstairs for children too young to go afloat.
Model boats submarines planes and tanks in a
This lovely day is made possible by the
dramatic pyrotechnic display. Also have-a-go Water highlights
models for kids with lots of other models on Saturday 11th May Cockle Pond (for age six years and over)
contributions of the Sea Cadets, local sailing
display, plus a large onsite model club house Barn Dance clubs, the activity providers and sponsors.
Windsurfing, standup paddleboarding, kayaking,
full of exciting modelling hobbies and pictures Main Hall, Bay House School, Gomer Lane, sailing and a children’s model yacht building
to enjoy. PO12 2QP Remember, find out more from
competition.
www.stmarysalverstoke.org.uk/new-parish- www.gosportmarinescene.com, and book
centre places on water -based activities (booking from
Monday 6th May Haslar Marina (for age 12 years and over)
31 March).
7pm Rowing, sailing, kayaking, and big Sail Training
Bridgemary Community Fete Contact details: parishcentreregeneration2020@
St Mathew’s Church, Wych Lane, PO13 0NL Yachts Plus, a fantastic selection of historic
gmail.co.uk or call 023 9258 0551 ships to visit for all ages. Trips in a wheelchair
1pm – 5pm
£12.50 - Tickets will be on sale prior to the accessible power catamaran from Wet Wheels,
Contact details Cllr Mrs.Batty, Linda.batty@
event – includes a ploughman’s supper and plus The Spirit of Scott Bader is a wheelchair
gosport.gov.uk and Cllr Mrs Jones kathleen.
home-made puddings accessible sailing catamaran.
jones@gosport.gov.uk
Welcome the summer with a traditional Barn
FREE
Dance in the spacious main hall of Bay House With over 600 opportunities to get afloat,
Afamily fun fete with many interesting stalls
School. No prior experience is required as we Gosport is going to be busy so please book
and activities. Bring the whole family for this
have an expert caller to supervise the dancing. ahead at www.gosportmarinescene.com. On
special community day. We look forward to
Just bring lots of energy and a sense of fun! the day wear something that you don’t mind
seeing you there!
getting wet! All the safety equipment you need
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Thursday 16th May Thursday 23rd May Saturday 25th May Monday 27th May
The Acid Bath Murders Alzheimer’s Society’s Summer Gosportarians Dog Sponsored Golden Mile Walk/
Gosport Discovery Centre, Gosport High Street, Fayre Show Toddle
PO12 1BT Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Green Gosport PO12 1HL Walpole Park, Gosport Stokes Bay, Gosport
www.hants.gov.uk/gdc 10.30am-2pm www.gosportarians.co.uk www.facebook.com/hoopleecocks
7.30pm FREE 10am - 5pm 11am
Tickets £5 - available from the Discovery Centre Sunshine or rain, outside or inside, come and Registration from 8.30am. Contact details: HoopleecocksHASAG@outlook.
or by calling 023 9252 3463 or online at help us to raise much needed funds in aid of Entry fee £2.50 per class. com
www.hants.gov.uk/shop the Alzheimer’s Society. There will be lots of Judging from 11am. FREE just ask for sponsors. Contact the
The remarkable story of John George Haigh stalls including, cakes, tombola, bottle stall, You can also pre-register Facebook page for more details or email.
who, in wartime and post-war Britain, planned teas and coffee, information stands plus many on line by visiting the website. Suitable for everyone.
and carried out the killing of six people by more. Public entry from 10am – Adults £1; Sponsored walk for HASAG (Hampshire
dissolving their bodies in acid. Children 50p. Great stalls plus food, cakes, asbestos support awareness group) raising
Join crime historian and retired detective, Paul refreshments, agility course, rides and games! much needed funds to help them support
Stickler, in this illustrated presentation to find Supporting local charities. families affected by asbestos related illnesses.
out more.
Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th May
UK Windsurfing Association Saturday 25th May Tuesday 28th May
Friday 17th May
National Cup Championship Series Elmer’s Storytime Special Mini Makes – Sunflowers and
Floristry for Beginners Gosport Discovery Centre, Gosport High Street,
Old Grammar School Building, entrance on - Event 2 Sunprints
PO12 1BT Gosport Gallery, Ordnance Road, PO12 2QU
High Street, PO12 1NS Stokes Bay (near the Sailing Club)
www.hants.gov.uk/gdc www.hampshireculture.org.uk/gallery-gosport
www.hampshireculture.org.uk/gallery-gosport Racing starts Saturday at 11am and Sunday at
11am 10am – 1pm
10.30pm – 2.30pm 10am
FREE – suitable for families with children aged £1 per make - no need to book just drop in
£10 – booking essential via Gosport Gallery or www.ukwindsurfing.com
3-10 years. No need to book but places are Suitable for ages 4+
call 023 9250 1957 A superb spectacle in the Solent – with some
limited. Plant your own sunflower seed and decorate
Suitable for Adults great photo opportunities with the colourful
Did you know Elmer the loveable patchwork a pot for it to grow in and create your own
A practical introduction to floristry by Jen sails and boards both on the water and on
elephant is 30 years old? Listen to a story and sunprint picture.
Creates. All materials provided. the beach. The UK Windsurfing Association
then stay for a fun Elmer crafts.
returns to Stokes Bay for Round Two in the
Sunday 19th May National Windsurfing Championship Series Wednesday 29th May
which will be based at Stokes Bay Sailing Club. D-Day AirFix Workshop
A concert by Robert Stacey and
Gosport Discovery Centre, Gosport High Street,
Becci Brittan PO12 1BT
Thorngate Halls, Bury Road, Gosport. PO12 3PX www.hants.gov.uk/gdc
2pm – 4.30pm 10am – 3pm (with a break for lunch – not
Ticket prices £7.00 included)
Contact details: Richard.Bunce@btinternet.com £5 - Tickets available from the Discovery Centre
www.organfax.co.uk/clubs/gosport or by calling 02392 523463 or online at www.
Our vintage theatre organ dates from the hants.gov.uk/shop
1930s, when it accompanied silent movies. Suitable for ages from 8 to 80+
It has been at Thorngate Halls since 1981, It’s the 75th anniversary of D-Day so come
maintained by the Gosport and District Organ Saturday 25th – Monday 27th May
to our workshop and build a Spitfire and
Club. Robert Stacey will be at the console, with Underwater Messerschmitt airfix model. (One to make on
Becci Brittan on vocals and flute. The Diving Museum, Stokes Bay Road, PO12 the day and one to take home to do).
2QU Kit, paint and glue all supplied.
Tuesday 21st May www.divingmuseum.co.uk
11am – 4pm
Market Day drop in – High Street Adults £4, Seniors and Kids (4-16 years) £3,
Past Family £12 (two adults and up to 4 children)
Old Grammar School Building, entrance on An exhibition of underwater inspired multi-
High Street, PO12 1NS media contemporary art featuring local artists.
www.hampshireculture.org.uk/gallery-gosport A great opportunity to support local artists.
10.30am – 12noon Don’t forget to vote for your favourite piece.
Free entry – no need to book just drop in
Drop-in from the market to bring back
memories by browsing the collections of old
shop and market stall items, though nothing is
for sale! A real trip down memory lane.
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Wednesday 29th May Saturday 1st June
Kids Party in the Park Holy Trinity Church Summer Fayre
Walpole Park, Gosport Trinity Green Gosport PO12 1HL
10.30am – 4pm 10am – 2pm
Contact details: kidspartyinthepark@gmail.com FREE
Or visit the Facebook page: Kids Party in The Christ Church and Holy Trinity Summer Fayre
Park with many stalls to look around, plenty of
Free entry opportunities for winning prizes including a
Kids party in the park is friendly family event. raffle. There will also be sandwiches, rolls, tea
Where the kids can come and party. With and coffee cake. Come and have a look around
lots of free entertainment throughout the for yourself.
day various stalls, mascots, kids rides and
attractions. Helping to raise money towards
Gosport’s local charity square pegs. make sure
you come down and join in the fun!
Saturday 1st June – Sunday 2nd June For more details and updates, when available,
Friday 31st May go to www.gosport.gov.uk or find Pike and
D-Day 75th anniversary
Living Through D-Day Shot Events on Facebook.
SEARCH, 50 Clarence Road, Gosport, PO12
commemorations
Gosport will begin the local commemorations On the Saturday night there will be a ticketed
1BU
with a major weekend of entertainment, displays dance with music from the 1940s-style
10am – 2pm
and historical re-enactments at Stokes Bay. Kalamazoo Dance Band from 19.00 – 22.30.
www.hampshireculture.org.uk/search
10am – 1pm There will be a licensed bar where drinks can
The programme, brought together by the be purchased. Tickets can be booked on line
Free entry – no need to book just drop in
council, will mark the borough’s central role in at www.eventbrite.co.uk (search for D-Day 75)
Suitable for all ages
Wednesday 5th – Sunday 9th June the invasion of June 1944. and are priced at £10 plus a £1.25 booking fee.
Explore the D-Day House and find out what it
would have been like to be in Gosport in 1944. Circus Zyair If you don’t have access to the internet you can
Walpole Park, Gosport Daytime events over the weekend are free call in at the Tourist Information Centre at the
Back for another visit, this fabulous circus is and will run from 10am – 5pm, including living Bus Station and they will be happy to assist.
a must see and fun for everyone. Featuring history recreations by specialist company Pike
spectacular trapeze artists and other skilled and Shot Events. There will also be a licensed On Sunday morning there will be a special civic
Saturday 1st June acrobats! bar and food concessions so you can make a parade leaving the Stokes Bay Sailing Club
Plastic Pollution – Evening Talk Visit the website at www.circus-zyair.co.uk for day of it! around 10.30am with a remembrance service
The Diving Museum, Stokes Bay Road, PO12 more information on ticket prices and times. on the promenade by the Canadian memorial
2QU The full programme is yet to be confirmed, but at 11am attended by VIPs from Canada and the
www.divingmuseum.co.uk it will include: local area.
7pm for 7.30pm start • a replica Spitfire and Hurricane
£7 including refreshments • demonstrations of a Second World War
Thursday 6th June
Suitable for 10 years plus and adults heavy machine gun and other weapons
Blue Planet 2 highlighted a problem that has D-Day 75th Anniversary at • tanks and other vehicles used in WW2
Gosport’s role in 1944
D-Day, 6 June, was the start of Allied
been festering for decades. David Jones, Hardway • a British paratroopers display
operations which would ultimately liberate
underwater cameraman and founder of ‘Just The Hardway Memorial Green • a presentation on the special tanks
Western Europe. Around 156,000 troops were
One Ocean’ has been researching the problem The ceremony will commence at 10.30am. On developed and tested in Gosport
eventually landed on beaches in France.
over 10 years. completion join your neighbours and friends for • a talk about the impact of the war on local
He has worked D Day cakes and refreshments in the Hardway people.
Gosport played a major role, with Stokes Bay
for a number Sailing Club. View memorabilia and displays
used for the embarkation of large numbers of
of production and enjoy songs from the choirs of St John’s
troops and the building of Mulberry harbours.
companies and Elson schools.
Beach Street and Hardway were other major
including the BBC
embarkation points.
and alongside
many personalities
Local Royal Navy supply bases, including those
such as Sir David
at Priddy’s Hard and Royal Clarence Yard, were
Attenborough,
vital for supplying the invasion fleet.
Bear Gryllls and
Ben Fogle. So
Aircraft based at HMS Daedalus supported
how did we get
naval and ground forces, while the Royal
here? What can we D-DAY 75th ANNIVERSARY Red Zebra Photography Hospital Haslar took in wounded troops.
do about it?
10 Thousands of brave allied troops left 11
the shores of Hardway on the 6th June
HMS SULTAN
Thursday 6th June Wednesday 12th June
75th Anniversary of D-Day Concert Floristry for Beginners
Holy Trinity Church Gosport, Trinity Green, PO12 Old Grammar School Building, entrance on
7pm High Street, PO12 1NS
Tickets £6 (Concessions £4) www.hampshireculture.org.uk/gallery-gosport
A concert by the young people of Gosport Contact details: 023 9250 1957;
supported by Hampshire Music Service of the search@hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk
music of 1940s. 7pm – 9pm
Ticket prices £10 – booking essential
Friday 7th June A practical introduction to floristry by Jen
Creates. All materials provided.
Whisky Tasting
Gosport Discovery Centre, Gosport High Street,
PO12 1BT Thursday 13th June
www.hants.gov.uk/gdc Songs that went to War… and
7.30pm came back
Tickets £15 - available from the Discovery Gosport Discovery Centre, Gosport High Street,
Centre or by calling 02392 523463 or online at PO12 1BT
www.hants.gov.uk/shop www.hants.gov.uk/gdc
David Taylor presents another popular evening 7.30pm
of Whisky tasting. Tickets £10 - available from the Discovery Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th Community is at the heart of the HMS Sultan
Summer Show and the event promises to
Centre or by calling 02392 523463 or online at June
provide every visitor with an affordable day of
www.hants.gov.uk/shop HMS Sultan Summer Show exceptional entertainment. What’s more, as
Join Shep Woolley for an evening of songs HMS Sultan Polo Fields a not for profit event, the Show also ploughs
Saturday 8th June from the war.
back much needed funds into Service and Local
Father’s Day Special Craft Club Bolddog Lings Freestyle Motorcross Display Charities and organisations.
The Cabin, Alverstoke Infant School, Ashburton Team will be wowing the crowds across the
Road, PO12 2LH Father’s Day weekend with their amazing mid- Gates will open at 10am both days, with tickets
For more information and to book visit air stunts at the HMS Sultan Summer Show available at £25 family (2 Adults & 2 Children*),
www.mrsblossommakes.com 2019. Adult £10, OAP/Disabled £6, Child £5 (5-14)
Contact details: 023 9242 3615; with under 5s free.
mrsblossommakes@gmail.com The Show will feature a Main Arena packed
9.30am -11am with live entertainment, a large-scale Science, Discounted advance tickets* will be available
Ticket prices - £8 Technology, Engineering and Mathematics for purchase both online and from local vendors
Suitable for all ages (Children must be (STEM) area where the subjects come to life, from the end of April and up until Thursday 13
accompanied by an adult and vice versa) Hand a Steam Fayre and a kids zone crammed full of June at £20 family (2 Adults & 2 Children*),
make a card for that special person in your free activities. In addition, for a very reasonable Adult £8, OAP/Disabled £5, Child £4 (aged 5-14)
life you want to show your appreciation for on fee, visitors can ride on the Mayhem Monster with under 5s free.
Fathers’ Day, such as your dad, uncle, grandad Truck, race on mini quad bikes or visit the
etc! Also, paint and decorate a unique plaque Saturday 15th June huge fun fair. The event also plans to offer a FREE PARKING and disabled facilities available.
for that special man. Nab Tower Pursuit food fayre with a wide variety of fresh and
Stokes Bay interesting produce and a road of ‘street food’ For further event details and information on
Saturday 8th June https://gosportmarinescene.com/events/nab- with flavours from around the world. how you can save on advance tickets please
tower-pursuit-2019/ visit: www.royalnavy.mod.uk/sultan-show
Leesland Federation Summer Contact details: secretary@
Show gosportmarinescene.com
Leesland C of E Junior School, Gordon Road, For entry fees see the website.
PO12 3QF Must be over 18
www.leeslandschools-fed.co.uk The Nab Tower Pursuit is an annual charity
10.30am-2.30pm pursuit event for sailing yachts of all different
Contact details: Kate Hedges 02392 580962 or shapes and sizes open to all. Full details of the
k.dowell@leeslandschools-fed.co.uk event and conditions of entry available online.
Ticket prices - 50p for adults, children free
Our annual community event that brings
together the school, local community groups,
local businesses and charities whilst raising
funds for Leesland Swimming Pool.
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Saturday 15th June Sunday 16th June Saturday 22nd Saturday 29th June
Flowers Storytime Special My Pop Rocks June Armed Forces Day
Gosport Discovery Centre, Gosport High Street, Leesland Park, Off Whitworth Road Gosportarian’s Walpole Park and Gosport High Street
PO12 1BT http://leeslandpark.btck.co.uk gosportafd@gosport.gov.uk
www.hants.gov.uk/gdc 2pm- 4pm
Summer Festival 10am-4 pm in Walpole Park
Walpole Park, Gosport
11am Contact details: Philip Sandall (FoLP Secretary), Parade down Gosport High Street from 10.45
10am -5pm
FREE - No need to book but places are limited. email philip.sandall50@gmail.com or call 07592 with flag raising outside the Town Hall for
Adults £1; Children
Suitable for children aged 3-10 years – must be 580 153 approximately 11.15
under 12 - 50p
accompanied by an adult. FREE Free
Featuring… Arts
Listen to a story and then stay for a fun craft Suitable for dads of all ages plus family Show your support for members of the Armed
& Crafts; Flower
activity. members Forces Community and enjoy historic and
Arranging; Vegetable
Join the FoLP for a Father’s Day celebration modern displays, activities, music, military
and flower competitions; Cake Baking
Sunday 16th June and bid welcome to the Summer Solstice. armoury and vehicles and more under the
– homemade produce, Gosport Solent
Local residents, families, friends are invited to theme “Gosport Armed Forces Community -
Gosport’s Golden Mile bring a picnic and their all important Dads to an
Brass, Stokes Bay Strummers, Stageskool,
Celebrating Contributions to Our Past, Present
Stokes Bay promenade Stubbington U3A and much more including
afternoon of live music and an opportunity to and Future”.
www.nice-work.org.uk/races/gosport-golden- entertainments stage, children’s amusements
make new friends while chilling out in our local
mile and lots of fun!
park.
9am – 12noon
Contact Nick Carter, Alton Sports, 55-57 Stoke Friday 28th June
Road Gosport PO12 1LS or call 01797 229955
Suitable for ages 4 and upwards
Rowner Junior School, Summer
A festival of sport. Starts with an 800 metre Tuesday 18th June Fayre
wheelchair race, Junior Golden Mile, Gosport The Plague: 3,000BC to 3,000AD Tichborne Way, Gosport PO13 0BN
Golden Mile & 5K. Chip timed and spot prizes. Gosport Discovery Centre, Gosport High Street, 1:30pm - 4:30pm
For more details on entry forms and fees PO12 1BT FREE
please visit the website. www.hants.gov.uk/gdc All welcome
7.30pm Something for everyone - bouncy castles, many
£5 - tickets available from the Discovery Centre craft and bric-a-brac stalls, café and BBQ. Come
or by calling 02392 523463 or online at along and support our school’s fundraising in
www.hants.gov.uk/shop our beautiful school grounds.
Plague! The very word is inclined to strike fear
into the heart, but what is it, where did it come
from and is it still about? Find out more with Dr
Tim Mason.
Saturday 29th June
Thursday 20th June Armed Forces Day Offer at the
War Hero or Murderer? Diving Museum
Elson Library, 136 Chantry Road, Gosport, The Diving Museum, Stokes Bay Road, PO12
PO12 4NG 2QU
7pm www.divingmuseum.co.uk
Tickets £5 - available from Elson Library or by 11am – 4pm
calling 02392 524608 or online at To show our support for the men and women
www.hants.gov.uk/shop of the armed Forces, all serving and retired
Sunday 16th June In 1920 Percy Toplis was shot dead by police in Personnel and their Families will be welcomed
Father’s Day at the Diving Museum Cumbria. Follow this man’s epic story starting at half price.
Stokes Bay Road, PO12 2QU on the Western Front and leading to a murder Otherwise prices are: Adults £4, Seniors and
www.divingmuseum.co.uk in Hampshire. With retired detective Paul Kids (4-16 years) £3, Family £12 (two adults
11am – 4pm Stickler. and up to 4 children).
Adults £4, Seniors and Kids (4-16 years) £3,
Family £12 (two adults and up to 4 children)
SATURDAY
Whether your Dad is 19 or 90, you can give
him a Father’s day treat by bringing him to the
29TH JUNE 2019
10am-4pm Walpole Park, Gosport PO12 1NB
Diving Museum. All dads accompanied by
their child (or children) can visit the museum for Picture credit PO Photographer Nicola Harper Crown©.
FREE. We will do our best to spoil him.
gosportafd@gosport.gov.uk
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Saturday 29th June Saturday 6th July Sunday 7th July
Walk for Dementia Harbour Cancer Support Summer Theatre Organ by Cameron Lloyd
Stokes Bay Green (behind the Sailing Club) Fayre Thorngate Halls, Bury Road, Gosport. PO12
10.30am – 2pm Nicholson Gardens, Carlton Road, Gosport, 3PX
Contact details: pat.hewitt@alzheimers.org.uk, PO12 1JU www.organfax.co.uk/clubs/gosport
or 07989664280 www.harbourcancer.org.uk 2pm – 4.30pm
FREE 11am to 4pm Contact details: Richard.Bunce@btinternet.com
Suitable for all ages FREE £6.00
Come and join us on one of our walks along For all the family Suitable for all
Stokes Bay and through Stanley Park, includes Charity Summer Fayre being held at Nicholson Our vintage theatre organ dates from the
a wheelchair friendly walk, There will be stalls Gardens, in Gosport. There will be lots of 1930s, when it accompanied silent movies.
including tombola plus light refreshments stalls, games, a bouncy castle, BBQ, cake stall, It has been at Thorngate Halls since 1981,
available. Help us to raise as much money refreshments, face painting, a raffle and lots maintained by the Gosport and District Organ
as we can, all monies raised are in aid of the Club. Cameron Lloyd is one of the younger
Saturday 13th July
more! Entertainment throughout the day to suit
Alzheimer’s Society. everyone - fun for all the family. stars of the professional organ world. Evening talk - Exploring the
Hidden face of our Deep-Ocean
Monday 1st July Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th July Planet
An Evening of Legend and Magic Sunday 7th July Open weekend The Diving Museum, Stokes Bay Road, PO12
Alverstoke Lawn Tennis Squash & Badminton 2QU
with Greg Chapman Alverstoke Garden Club, Green Lane, Angelsey Road, PO12 2ES www.divingmuseum.co.uk
Gosport Discovery Centre, Gosport High Street,
PO12 1BT
Walkabout www.altsbc.co.uk 7pm (for 7.30pm)
Village of Alverstoke 10am-3pm £7 including refreshments – pre-booking
www.hants.gov.uk/gdc
www.stmarysalverstoke.org.uk/new-parish- Contact details: 023 9258 3726 or essential - follow the links on the web page or
7.30pm
centre info@altsbc.co.uk call 023 9260 2260.
Suitable for adults
1-5pm FREE We know more about the hidden face of the
Tickets £8 available from the Discovery Centre
Adults £5.00 (Ticket and Map for 2 days) Suitable for all ages moon than we do about the hidden face of
or by calling 02392 523463 or online at www.
Accompanied Children enter for free. Tickets Tennis, Cardio Tennis, touch tennis, badminton, our planet - the deep ocean. Dr Jon Copley,
hants.gov.uk/shop
will be available in advance from the Parish squash and other kinds of activities to get Britain’s first bathynaught and award-winning
England is a country of myth and legend.
Centre; but also can be purchased from the involved in including BBQ, raffle with prizes to speaker, reveals its secrets.
Comedy magician and escapologist Greg
Centre and the Gardens on the open days. be won! Rackets and balls will be provided, so
Chapman brings his unique approach to
Suitable for all whether you’ve never picked up a racket before Saturday 13th July
investigating some of these stories.
Alverstoke residents again welcome visitors or you’re a seasoned regular – there is fun to
into their precious gardens to raise funds for
Square Pegs Family Fun Day
be had. The bar will be open serving a variety
Saturday 6th July the new Community Centre. 2019 has more of drinks for both adults and minors. Guided
Walpole Park, Gosport
11am-3pm
Lee Horticultural Society Summer gardens to enjoy, over two days with home- tours of the facilities with information about FREE entry.
Show made teas on sale. Come and see treasured membership (10% discount if sign on the day). A fun family day with free children’s activities,
Lee Community Centre, Twyford Drive, spaces with sea views; and all the colour,
sports day style races, inflatables, face-painting
PO138JU creativity and character of Gosport’s seaside
stalls as well as stalls selling toys, arts and craft
1.30 pm - 3.30pm suburb.
plus tombola.
Contact details: Nicole Kynaston - Secretary,
02392 551133 or nicolekynaston@gmail.com
FREE to Members - Visitors £1 donation
Sunday 14th July
Suitable for all ages GAFIRS Lifeboat and Emergency
The show has over 90 classes in various Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th July Services Day
sections - Flowers, Vegetables, Fruit, Floral Art Gosportarians Car and Motorbike GAFIRS Boathouse, Lifeboat Lane, Stokes Bay,
Home Crafts and Handy Crafts. Prize giving at PO12 2TR
3.30pm. Refreshments available.
Show 2019
11am – 4pm
Fort Brockhurst, Gunners Way, Gosport,
FREE
PO12 4DS
GAFIRS Lifeboat & Emergency Services
www.gosportarians.co.uk
Day gives you the chance to meet your local
10am – 5pm
emergency services. Subject to operations,
Entry fee: Adults £2; Children under 12 free
we aim to have HM Coastguard, Hampshire
A two day car, motorbike and scooter show
Constabulary, Hampshire Fire and Rescue
featuring vehicles of all ages with fun for all
Service, South Central Ambulance Service,
the family, featuring a dog show, amusements,
Ramora UK, Safer Gosport Community Team
food stalls, craft stalls, vehicle related stalls.
and Gosport Tourist Information Office joining
us again this year.
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Thursday 18th July Saturday 20th July Friday 26th – Sunday 28th July Tuesday 6th August
Twelve men walked where others Gosport Family Fun Day Gosport Waterfront Community Mini Makes – Junk Modelling
have not Walpole Park, Gosport Festival Robots
Gosport Discovery Centre, Gosport High Street, 10.30am – 4.30pm Walpole Park Gosport Gallery, Ordnance Road, PO12 2QU
PO12 1BT A welcome return for this FREE family fun day www.gosportwaterfrontfestival.com www.hampshireculture.org.uk/gallery-gosport
www.hants.gov.uk/gdc – all welcome. Organised by the Family Church Please visit the website for up to date 10am-1pm
7.30pm (Bridgemary and Gosport) this event has information on ticket prices, opening times and £1 – no need to book just drop in
£5 - tickets available from the Discovery Centre become a firm favourite in the annual calendar the line up. Suitable for ages 4+
or by calling 02392 523463 or online at www. for visitors and residents alike! Have a go at creating your own Gizmobot
hants.gov.uk/shop Tuesday 30th July
The first manned lunar landing in July 1969 was Tuesday 6th – Sunday 11th August
the singular achievement of Project Apollo. Five
Mini Makes – Cotton Reel Racers
more successful moon landings put 12 men in Saturday 20th July Gosport Gallery, Ordnance Road, PO12 2QU The Netherland National Circus
www.hampshireculture.org.uk/gallery-gosport Stokes Bay Green (behind the Sailing Club)
total onto its surface. Bridgemary Carnival 10am-1pm A welcome return to Gosport for this circus!
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Bridgemary School, Wych Lane, Gosport £1 per make – no need to book just drop in Visit the website for up to date information on
moon landing, David Verghese presents this Bridgemary Carnival Association invites you Suitable for ages 4+ ticket prices and timings…
illustrated talk. to our colourful Carnival Parade, this year Come and create your own moving robot racer. www.thenetherlandscircus.com.
celebrating “The Magic Of The Movies” around
the streets of Bridgemary. Join us back on
the School Field for an afternoon of family fun
Thursday 1st August
with arena entertainment, stalls, refreshments, Junk To Funk
bouncy castles and fun rides. Come join the Gosport Gallery, Ordnance Road, PO12 2QU Wednesday 7th August
fun! www.hampshireculture.org.uk/gallery-gosport Crazy Craft Club
The parade leaves the school at 11.30am for a 10am – 12noon The Cabin, Alverstoke Infant School, Ashburton
tour of local streets and returns to the field with £4 - booking essential via Gosport Gallery or by Road, PO12 2LH
the event finishing at 4.30pm. phone 023 9250 1957 9.30am – 12.30pm
Suitable for ages 8+ £15 per child - for more information and to book
Turn unwanted items into something new at visit www.mrsblossommakes.com
BRIDGEMARY CARNIVAL ASSOCIATION this upcycling workshop. Children can be left Contact details: 023 9242 3615;
PROUDLY PRESENTS unaccompanied on completion of a form. mrsblossommakes@gmail.com
Suitable for ages from 5 – 11 years old.
Sunday 4th August Create crazy crafts with weird and wacky
Friday 19th July Provincial Bus Rally
painting techniques. Make your very own
bonkers button buddy keyring and finally design
French Market Stokes Bay Green (behind the Sailing Club)
some outlandish summer spectacles!
9am – 5pm 10am – 4.30pm
www.franceathome.com FREE
We are pleased to once again welcome the A fun day out for all the family, with free Thursday 8th August
ever popular authentic France at Home French vintage bus rides around the area, transport Street Art
Market to Lee on Solent High Street. Selling stalls, children’s amusements, a vehicle Gosport Gallery, Ordnance Road, PO12 2QU
delicious French food, handbags, soaps, cavalcade www.hampshireculture.org.uk/gallery-gosport
sweets and much more. around 10am – 12noon
Gosport, £10 - booking essential via Gosport Gallery or
Saturday 20th July and a large by phone 023 9250 1957
display Suitable for ages 10+
No Room for Error – an evening
COMING SOON of static Learn the skills of Street Art from Street
talk buses and Artist Lefty and create your own piece to take
The Diving Museum, Stokes Bay Road, PO12
2QU
THE MAGIC OF coaches. home. Turn unwanted items into something
www.divingmuseum.co.uk THE MOVIES new at this upcycling workshop and learn the
skills of graffiti painting. Children can be left
SATURDAY
7pm (for 7.30pm) unaccompanied on completion of a form.
20TH JULY 2019
£9 including refreshments - pre-booking
essential - follow the links on the web page or
call 023 9260 2260.
FROM BRIDGEMARY SCHOOL, PARADE BEGINS AT 11:30AM
How many of you?’ ‘Thirteen’. The words that
launched one of the greatest cave rescues in 07760 387336
history. Cave diver, Connor Roe, relates his part FIND US ON FACEBOOK
in the miraculous rescue in northern Thailand. BRIDGEMARYCARNIVAL@HOTMAIL.CO.UK
WWW.BRIDGEMARYCARNIVAL.CO.UK
18 19Tuesday 13th August Saturday 17th August Sunday 18th August Tuesday 20th August
Mini Makes – Milk Bottle makes Solent City Open Body Building Theatre Organ Mini Makes – Mini Robots
Gosport Gallery, Ordnance Road, PO12 2QU Championships Concert by Chris Gosport Gallery, Ordnance Road, PO12 2QU
www.hampshireculture.org.uk/gallery-gosport Thorngate Halls, Bury Road, Gosport, PO12 3PX www.hampshireculture.org.uk/gallery-gosport
10am-1pm Milburn and Lyndon 10am – 1pm
The 41st anniversary of the Solent City Open
£1 – no need to book just drop in Bodybuilding Championships held by Don
Ford £1 – no need to book just drop in
Suitable for ages 4+ Thorngate Halls, Bury Road, Suitable for ages 4+
Styler’s Physical Training Centre.
Drop in and see what can be created from a PO12 3PX Drop in and make your own mini robot
Competitors to assemble for 11am with judging
milk bottle. Create your own milk bottle toss, www.organfax.co.uk/clubs/gosport
from 1pm.
spinning top and more. 2pm – 4.30pm
Open to the public from 12noon until late.
Cost £7
Cost to the public: £12.50 all day or £10 for Wednesday 21st August
Wednesday 14th August Our vintage theatre organ dates from the
evening only (starting from 18:00hrs) Outta This World – Craft Club
1930s, when it accompanied silent movies.
Summer Fun Craft Club For more information on ticket prices, timings
It has been at Thorngate Halls since 1981. The Cabin, Alverstoke Infant School, Ashburton
Alverstoke Infant School, Ashburton Road, PO12 2LH etc contact Don Styler’s Physical Training Road, PO12 2LH
As well as playing our own organ, Chris and
9.30am – 12.30pm Centre either by calling 07788 264 053 or visit 9.30am – 12.30pm
Lyndon will tell us about the similar one they
£15 per child - for more information and to book the Facebook page. £15 - for more information and to book visit
are installing at Titchfield Festival Theatre.
visit www.mrsblossommakes.com www.mrsblossommakes.com
Contact details: 023 9242 3615; Saturday 17th August Contact details: 023 9242 3615;
mrsblossommakes@gmail.com Sunday 18th August mrsblossommakes@gmail.com
Robots Storytime Special
Suitable for ages from 5 – 11 years old.
Gosport Discovery Centre, Gosport High Street,
Ride and Dive Sunday Suitable for ages 5-11 years old
Ever wanted your very own pet fish? Now you The Diving Museum, Stokes Bay Road, PO12 Make your very own unique recycled robotic
PO12 1BT
can have something even better by making fish 2QU buddy and discover how to make some ‘Out Of
www.hants.gov.uk/gdc
in a bag slime! Also paint your own rock Cactus www.divingmuseum.co.uk This World Ectoplasm (Slime). Design a straw
11am
in a pot & design and paint your very own mini 11am -4pm rocket and compete with your friends to make
surf shack. FREE – no need to book but places are limited.
Adults £2, Seniors a rocket that flies the furthest!
Suitable for families with children aged 3-10
and children £1.50
years old.
Thursday 15th August Listen to a story and then stay for a fun craft
A free vintage bus
Thurday 22nd August
Boat Building Challenge ride to and from
activity. Connect with K’Nex
Gosport Gallery, Ordnance Road, PO12 2QU the Gosport Bus
Station, entry into Gosport Gallery, Ordnance Road, PO12 2QU
www.hampshireculture.org.uk/gallery-gosport www.hampshireculture.org.uk/gallery-gosport
10am-12noon the museum, plus
Saturday 17th August a half price cuppa 10am – 12noon
£4 – booking essential via Gosport Gallery or by £4 - booking essential via Gosport Gallery or by
phone 023 9250 1957 Gardeners and Allotments from the Bayside
Café next door. phone 023 9250 1957
Suitable for ages 8+ Summer Show Suitable for ages 8+
Take on our boat building challenge and make St Mary’s Parish Centre, Green Road,
Make a moving robot from K’Nex. Children can
your own vessel. Will yours go the quickest and Alverstoke, PO12 2ET Monday 19th August be left unaccompanied on completion of a form.
furthest? Children can be left unaccompanied Public viewing 12noon - 2pm. If you wish to Richard and Jane Carlile
on completion of a form. find out about how to exhibit please visit the
website at www.gosportallotments.co.uk
- Gosport’s unknown Monday 26th
Saturday 17th August Entry is FREE with a donation if desired. revolutionaries August
The annual summer show continues to be the Gosport Discovery Centre, Gosport High Street,
Circus & Magic Family Craft Club Gosport
high point for showing the high quality produce PO12 1BT
Alverstoke Infant School, Ashburton Road, PO12 2LH
grown in Gosport. There will also be a variety of www.hants.gov.uk/gdc Vehicle Rally
9.30am – 11.30pm 7.30pm Stokes Bay Green
activities in the garden to keep you entertained,
£10 per adult and child (adults must be £5 - tickets available from the Discovery Centre (behind the
such as petting rabbits, beehive and honey,
accompanied by a child and vice versa) or by calling 02392 523463 or online at www. Sailing Club)
flower arranging, traditional woodland craft and
For more information and to book visit hants.gov.uk/shop 11am – 4pm
www.mrsblossommakes.com the sharpening service.
Married at St Mary’s Church, Alverstoke Entrance fee applies – approximately £3 per
Contact details: 023 9242 3615; person
Richard and Jane Carlile became revolutionary
mrsblossommakes@gmail.com The annual Gosport Vehicle Rally is a charitable
Fleet Street publishers. Richard was on the
Suitable for all ages. event supporting the Mayor of Gosport’s
platform at Peterloo when the yeomanry
Roll up, roll up, and learn the skills and trickery Charity and the Rotary Club of Gosport
charged on 16 August 1819.
you’d need to run away with the circus. Join Benevolent Fund. It is a rally that ensures
An illustrated talk by National Secular Society
Mrs Blossom Makes for another fun filled all forms of vehicles, be they sports cars
Historian, Bob Forder.
family craft club where you’ll make a set of or buses are celebrated. There is children’s
juggling balls and learn how to juggle with Mr entertainment, food stalls and fun for all the
Blossom! Finally create some magic by making family.
your very own trick wallet.
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Mini Makes – Junk Modelling Market Day Drop In – School Days
Robots SEARCH, 50 Clarence Road, Gosport, PO12 1BU
Gosport Gallery, Ordnance Road, PO12 2QU 10am – 2pm
www.hampshireculture.org.uk/gallery-gosport www.hampshireculture.org.uk/search
10am – 12noon 10.30am – 12noon
£1 – no need to book just drop in Free Entry – no need to book just drop in
Suitable for ages 4+ Suitable for everyone
Have a go at creating your own Gizmobot. Drop-in from the market to bring back
memories by browsing the collections of
childhood past. A real trip down memory lane.
Thursday 29th August Saturday 14th September
Beginners Street Art Saturday 7th ParkFest19
Gosport Gallery, Ordnance Road, PO12 2QU Leesland Park, off Whitworth Road/Lavinia
www.hampshireculture.org.uk/gallery-gosport September Road, PO12 3PA
10am – 12noon Lee on www.leeslandpark.btck.co.uk/
£10 – booking essential via Gosport Gallery or the Solent Fridays 13th and 20th September 1pm – 10pm
by phone 023 9250 1957 Death in the Afternoon – Talk FREE – suitable for everyone
Suitable for ages 8+
Horticultural The FoLP are celebrating their Silver
The Diving Museum, Stokes Bay Road, PO12 2QU
Learn the skills of Street Art from Street Society www.divingmuseum.co.uk Anniversary in 2019 and invite local residents,
Artist Lefty and create your own piece to take Autumn Show 3pm families and friends to join them at our
home. Children can be left unaccompanied on Lee Community Centre, 51 Twyford Drive, Lee Suitable for all ages as part of museum summer party. Expect fabulous live music, an
completion of a form. on Solent, PO13 8JU admission fee – no need to book. excellent range of stalls, dog show, children’s
1.30pm – 3.30pm Adults £4, Seniors and Kids (4-16 years) £3, entertainment and activities food and bar. Join
Friday 30th August – Sunday 1st Contact: Nicole Kynaaston 023 9255 1133; Family (two adults and up to 4 children )£12 us and get more from your Park Life.
nicolekynaston:@gmail.com
September Talk by John Mullen. In 1854, close to the
Free to members – Visitors £1 donation location of the museum, a duel took place. Friday 20th September
Lee Waterfront Music Festival Show has over 90 Classes in Various Sections
“On the Waterfront”, 15 Marine Parade East,
Duelling was illegal. A man died; a man Pop Up Museum – Heritage Open
- Flowers, Vegetables, Fruit, Floral Art, Home escaped. A court case ensued. John tells the
Lee on the Solent, PO13 9LA Crafts, and Handy Crafts. Prize giving at Days
story.
Free entry on Saturday and Sunday. Donations 3.30pm. Refreshments available. Old Grammar School Building, entrance on
may be made to Children with Cancer if High Street, PO12 1NS
desired. www.hampshireculture.org.uk/gallery-gosport
The Lee Waterfront Music Festival aims to Friday 13th – Sunday 15th Contact details: 023 9250 1957; search@
give local artists a chance to share their talents September hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk
with the public. On the Friday there will be a Leesland CofE Infant School – 10.30am – 3pm
“40’s” dinner dance featuring The Southern FREE – no need to book just drop in
Dance Orchestra for which there will be a 125th Birthday Drop in to our pop up museum and see items
charge – please contact the restaurant directly Whitworth Road, PO12 3NL from Gosport’s collections. Part of Heritage
for details. www.leeslandschools-fed.co.uk Open Days.
10am – 4.30pm
FREE
Saturday 31st August We are opening our school as part of the
Rosie-Fest Gosport Heritage weekend to celebrate our
The Rose & Crown, 59-61 Stoke Road, PO12 1LS 125th birthday. See displays of old photos and Saturday 21st September
12noon – 11pm memorabilia and enjoy the history of our lovely Autumn Storytime Special
Free Entry Fish and Clips Movie Quiz with Victorian building and if you are an ex-pupil, Gosport Discovery Centre, Gosport High Street,
Come and join us as we raise money for the fish and chip supper reminisce about how school used to be for you. PO12 1BT
Alzheimer’s Society and Gosport Group, Simon The Diving Museum, Stokes Bay Road, PO12 We would like to invite any ex-pupils who www.hants.gov.uk/gdc
Says Child Bereavement Support Centre. Live 2QU attended Leesland in the 1930’s, 1940’s or 11am
music all day from Lacey-Love, The Cavaliers, www.divingmuseum.co.uk 1950’s to come into school on Friday 13th FREE – no need to book but places are limited
Rough Cut and Now and Then - something 7pm (for 7.30pm) September to meet our children and share Suitable for families with children
for everyone! With candy floss, face painting £8 includes fish and chip supper – pre-booking memories of their school days. Please contact Listen to a story and they stay for a fun craft
and games in the back bar and food will be required. Visit the website or call 023 9260 Kate Hedges at the school to arrange. activity.
available. A charity raffle will be drawn at 6pm 2260.
after a few songs from Gosportarians, Malcolm Quiz night at the museum with questions
Dent. based on movies with underwater themes. At
half time we serve a fish and chip supper.
22 23Heritage Open Days is England’s largest festival of history and culture!
Saturday 28th September
Alverstoke Michaelmas Fayre
With so much to do in Gosport Alverstoke Village
12noon – 4pm
what will you choose? FREE
The Alverstoke Michaelmas Fayre takes place
in the village with stalls selling everything from
jam to knick knacks. As well as bands, choirs
and street and children’s entertainers there
Now spread over ten days! will be local community groups and charities
13th to 22nd September 2019
publicising their causes. A fun annual event!
SULTAN
MEDUSA
ST VINCENT
COLLINGWOOD
Gosport will celebrate its 2019 is Happy 25th Birthday to Heritage Open Days.
wonderful heritage, history But did you know that Gosport helped to start this Saturday 28th September
and community with a great wonderful national festival off by holding the first Gosport Steampunk Festival
programme of events. pilot events two years earlier in 1992? Gosport is Alverbank Hotel, Stokes Bay Road, PO12 2QT
proud to have participated every year since.
They’ll be lots to do, from forts to gardens; walks to A Gosport Steampunk Society event hosted by
talks; watercraft to aircraft; hospitals to graveyards; We’ll mark the 2019 theme the Alverbank Hotel.
churches to pubs; artwork to music; moments for of People Power with how All day and into the evening with free daytime
quiet contemplation but also time for family fun. ordinary Gosport people access and a ticketed evening event.
HMS Sultan and other secure establishments again have ’fought’ to evoke Daytime suitable for all the family; Evening over
welcome visitors beyond their gates; along with all change for the good of our 18s only.
sorts of family friendly activities. Historic ships and community. Voices raised This is a brand new event for Gosport and
vintage buses also participate to help set the scene trying to save treasured buildings or services under the Alverbank Hotel. A day and evening of
for exploration and enjoyment. And so much more threat. People trying to protect our future now by steampunk shenanigans and conviviality!
besides… running zero-waste / ecological projects in locally. With workshops, traders of curiosities and
Pick up a printed programme (or e-copy) from early All events are FREE of charge. However, some do steampunk merchandise in the day time, plus
August. Pop along or telephone Tourist Information need booking. Booking details to follow. Check our tea duelling, nerf shooting gallery and lots more
Centre for personal assistance. Enquiries to website or follow us on social media for regular up- there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Come
Gosport Tourist Information Centre (TIC) dates. back in the evening for music, food, drink and
Tel:023 9252 2944 splendid company! Dress up in your finery or
come as you are and find out more.
Tel/Text: 07531 001003
for access info and advice www.gosportheritage.co.uk Keep up to date with what’s going on by
visiting the website at
for individuals or groups Email: info@gosportheritage.co.uk www.thegosportsteampunkfestival.co.uk or
join the Gosport Steampunk Society Facebook
Heritage Open Days in Gosport is run by volunteers. If you’d like to join our friendly team, please contact us. page.
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